Latest social engineering news, analysis, tactics the bad guys are using and what you can do to defend your organization.
It is the holiday season. Think twinkling lights, the scent of pine, and cyber threats lurking in the shadows, waiting to pounce quicker than Bruce Willis can say, “Yippee ki yay.”
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns that threat actors are increasingly using generative AI to increase the persuasiveness of social engineering attacks.
Researchers at McAfee warn of a surge in malicious loan apps targeting Android users across South America, Southern Asia, and Africa.
Researchers at EclecticIQ warn that the financially motivated Chinese threat actor “SilkSpecter” has launched a phishing campaign targeting Black Friday shoppers across Europe and the US.
Analysis of a new phishing attack highlight just how easy it can be to spot these kinds of attacks if recipients were properly educated.
Phishing emails are increasingly using Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) attachments to display malicious forms or deliver malware, BleepingComputer reports.
A phishing campaign is impersonating HR to target employees who are making annual insurance changes during the open enrollment period, according to researchers at Abnormal Security.
The newly released single largest analysis of cyber attacks across all of 2023 show a strong tie between the use of phishing and techniques designed to gain credentialed access.
A new report from ESET has found that most nation-state threat actors rely on spear phishing as a primary initial access technique.
Isn’t it typical for bad actors to strike when we’re distracted and busy during this time of year?
